Vehicle simulator
AssigneeKLK Motorsport GmbH
InventorKaspar Krause
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Abstract
An embodiment of a vehicle simulator includes a base support, a movable integral support, and a plurality of actuators. Each actuator is disposed between the base support and the movable integral support and is arranged to cause movement of the movable integral support relative to the base support. The vehicle simulator further includes a seat device rigidly connected to the movable integral support. The vehicle simulator further includes a first actuator arranged to cause a first force on the movable integral support in a transverse direction at a first position. The vehicle simulator further includes a second actuator arranged to apply a second force to the movable integral support in the transverse direction at a second position, the first position and the second position being spaced apart along a longitudinal direction.
Claims17
A vehicle simulator, comprising:
- a base support;
- a movable integral support;
- a plurality of actuators each disposed between the base support and the movable integral support and arranged to cause movement of the movable integral support relative to the base support;
- a seat device rigidly connected to the movable integral support;
- a first actuator of the plurality of actuators arranged to directly apply a first force to the movable integral support in a transverse direction at a first position;
- and
- a second actuator of the plurality of actuators arranged to directly apply a second force to the movable integral support in the transverse direction at a second position, the first position and the second position being spaced apart along a longitudinal direction,
- wherein the movable integral support comprises an outer shell made of a fiber-reinforced plastic,
- wherein the outer shell has a base wall thickness and a plurality of regions each having a thickness greater than the base wall thickness and connected to one of the plurality of actuators.
A vehicle simulator, comprising:
- a base support;
- a movable integral support;
- a plurality of actuators each disposed between the base support and the movable integral support and arranged to cause movement of the movable integral support relative to the base support;
- a seat device rigidly connected to the movable integral support;
- a first actuator of the plurality of actuators arranged to directly apply a first force to the movable integral support in a transverse direction at a first position;
- a second actuator of the plurality of actuators arranged to directly apply a second force to the movable integral support in the transverse direction at a second position, the first position and the second position being spaced apart along a longitudinal direction;
- and
- a gravity compensation device arranged between the base support and the movable integral support,
- wherein the gravity compensation device comprises a lever element, a coupling rod, and an active device,
- wherein the gravity compensation device is adapted to act against a weight force of the movable integral support,
- wherein the movable integral support is movable along a vertical direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.